Big 'ol plates of rustic Dongbei dumplings -- huge variety -- at dirt-cheap prices. Whole menu of other hearty, northeastern favorites as well. The di san xian, a straightforward stir-fry of eggplant, peppers, and potatoes, is good. Decor is as honest as the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

Jia Jia Tangbao is an institution for Shanghai's own steamed soup dumpling, the xiaolongbao. Hole-in-the-wall location, plastic-stool ambiance, long lines, and an impeccable reputation for their made-to-order soup dumplings. Closing time is arbitrary -- when they... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

This is one of the most popular and delicious cheap Dongbei restaurants in the former French Concession. It's really popular with foreign faces, but don't let that put you off, the food is fantastic, the service is just-about friendly and the prices are excellent.... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

Big 'ol plates of rustic Dongbei dumplings -- huge variety -- at dirt-cheap prices. Whole menu of other hearty, northeastern favorites as well. The di san xian, a straightforward stir-fry of eggplant, peppers, and potatoes, is good. Decor is as honest as the... Read more

This restaurant features Jiang Nan cuisine, or South Yangtze River cuisine, which is known for its light and delicate flavors. It has outside seating and some of the most unusual and spectacular private dining rooms in the city. For the quality of the food, the... Read more

Not to be confused with the ubiquitous Jiangnan restaurant Jardin du Jade, Jade Garden is a Hong Kong-based Cantonese concept under the umbrella of the Maxim's Group. This marks the Cantonese restaurants first crack at the Shanghai market. The menu features an array... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of... Read more

Situated on the first floor of the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Gui Hua Lou specializes in contemporary Chinese fine dining. Executive Chef Gao Xiao Sheng is a seasoned veteran in the refined regional cuisines of Guangdong and Huaiyang. His cooking is a modern... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

"Seafood Noodle" is the pedestrian English stand-in for a much more interesting Chinese name, "Shi Mian Maifu," which is literally translated "an ambush from ten sides." Inside, it's pretty much as advertised: several varieties of noodles served with crab, shrimp,... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese street food classic, and a cousin to Shanghai's more famous soup dumpling, the... Read more

Super small, super cheap, but super good. Shandong Shui Jiao does a brisk business in handmade dumplings and wontons. The menu is a small selection of stuffings like pork with cabbage, chives, shepherd's purse and a few other additions. If the accents of many of the... Read more

Sometimes the city just has these little bits and pieces of news from the F&B world that you want to know but don’t belong anywhere. They are F&B crumbs. We’ve cleared the table and wadded them up for you. This week, it's mostly a bunch of places that have been forever in the making; Nanxiang Mantou , SUPERHUMAN , Sunflour on Anfu and Pierogi Ladies .
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Hangzhou vegetarian chain The Lakeside Veggies opened their first installment in early 2017, located in an old courtyard adjacent to West Lake. Before they opened in this city in March, The Lakeside Veggies was already a well-established name among Shanghai vegetarian gourmets. But can it...
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Last week, Paradise Dynasty rolled out its latest seasonal xiaolongbao: a soup dumpling filled with laksa broth. A little less adventurous than their durian dumplings from last autumn , perhaps, but the...
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